A good Jutland Veteran’s 1914-1915 Star trio, Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct and Naval Good Shooting Medal group awarded to Chief Petty Officer C.H. Mackie, Royal Navy who would be awarded the Naval Good Shooting Medal whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Bruizer in 1906, and later serving aboard H.M.S. Galatea during the Great War, would be aboard the ship when it was involved in the shooting down of Zeppelin L7 on 4th May 1916, subsequently at the Battle of Jutland, Galatea was the first ship to report the presence of German ships, triggering the battle. The ship was also the first to be hit during the battle, receiving fire from S.M.S. Elbing, but no explosion occurred.
Group of 5: 1914-1915 Star; (214749 C.H. MACKIE. P.O. R.N.) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (214749 C.H. MACKIE. P.O. R.N.) Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, GVR,; (214749 C.H. MACKIE. P.O. H.M.S. GALATEA.) Naval Good Shooting Medal, EVII,; (214749 C.H. MACKIE. A.B. H.M.S. BRUIZER. 1906 6 PR Q.F.) mounted loose for wear.
Condition: mounted loose for wear, toning to silver medals, Good Very Fine
Charles Herbert Mackie was born in Lymington, Hampshire and giving his occupation as Explosive Store Worker, joined H.M.S. St. Vincent as a Boy 2nd Class on 1st May 1901, being advanced Boy 1st Class on 13th March 1902 and would subsequently serve aboard H.M.S. Agincourt before joining H.M.S. Royal Sovereign on 14th January 1903 and being appointed an Ordinary Seaman on his eighteenth birthday on 22nd May 1903, before being advanced to Able Seaman on 2nd March 1905, having spent time ashore he would then serve aboard H.M.S. Bruizer during 1906 being awarded the Naval Good Shooting Medal.
Mackie would advance to Leading Seaman whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Orion on 19th April 1907 and subsequently to Petty Officer whilst aboard H.M.S. Grafton on 8th November 1912.
He would be posted aboard H.M.S. Galatea on 19th November, shortly after the outbreak of the Great War and would serve with the ship throughout the remainder of the Great War, and would be awarded the Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1st June 1918 whilst serving aboard her.
Galatea was launched on 14 May 1914 at William Beardmore and Company shipyard. On her commissioning she was assigned as the leader to the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla of the Harwich Force, guarding the eastern approaches to the English Channel. On 4 May 1916, she took part in the shooting down of Zeppelin L 7. At the Battle of Jutland, she was the flagship of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron under Commodore E.S. Alexander-Sinclair. She was the first ship to report the presence of German ships, triggering the battle. Galatea was also the first to receive a hit by the German light cruiser SMS Elbing, but no explosion occurred. She was sold for scrapping on 25 October 1921. Mount Galatea in Alberta, Canada is named after this ship.
On 3rd September 1919 he would move back ashore with H.M.S. Victory I, and would be advanced to Chief Petty Officer. Mackie would transfer to the Royal Fleet Reserve on 22nd May 1925.